Alleged Wool Frauds
The Wright, Heaton case has been adjourned, after a further hearing, until tomorrow…
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Farming & the land, 1886
218 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 11
New Variety of Wheat
The following report on a Dew variety of wheat is given in the South Australian Chronicle:--"We have received from Mr. G. A. Wilson, of Freeling, a remarkably fine sample of wheat, accomoanied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farmer & Grazier. Preserving Eggs
SLACK a peck of lime in sufficient water in a barrel; when quite dissolved, fill the barrel half fall of water. Pack fresh eggs in barrels or jars on the small ends, and cover them with the clear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Telegraph.]
WE (A. M. and A. Co.. limited) offered on Tuesday last our first catalogue of this season's wool. Greasy sold well up to 10½d. per lb. for 11 bales; Dorward over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
WE (Mort & Co.) held our usual wool sale yesterday. The demand was firm, and the competition keen. Greasy wool realised up to 10½d., and scoured skin…
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Some very interesting, and likely to prove valuable, experiments are reported in the English papers as being conducted at present by Messrs. Carter and Co, the celebrated London seedsmen,…
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A new sheep dipper has just been designed and introduced by the Horticultural and Agricultural Chemical Company, Tunbridge, Kent. The tank, which is made of strong wrought iron, is said by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market. Mort and Co.'s Report
WE submitted another large catalogue at our auction sale on Wednesday, the bulk being western clips, and for the most part in light, free condition. Competition was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farmer & Grazier. To Make Hens Lay
FEED them with cooked meat. It is well known among observant poultry raisers that those breeds of fowls which are large layers and non -sitters possess an almost insatiate appetite for animal food…
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It is not necessary to feed oily food for a large production of butter. On the contrary nitrogenous food mixed with selected food rich in starch and peculiarly well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm, Field, & GARDEN. Weight of F[?]rm Produce
THE following are the weights regulated by law:—Maize, 5[?]lbs. to bushel Oats, 401bs. to bushel Bran, 20lbs. to bushel…
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Following is the prospectus on land law reform issued by the above Association:--1--It is beyond controver[?]y that colony of N. W. South Wales is suffering from general…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Market. Mort and Co.'s Report
Wool.—We brought 1900 bales for auction on Wednesday. Home, foreign and speculative buyers mastered in fall force, and competed vigorously for all parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farmer & Grazir. Dairy Farming and Dairying
Two new dairy schools are to be established in Scotland, the Scottish Dairy Association having made a grant of £30 to each. One is to be located at Knockdon, as a centre of the Ayrshire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Market. [By TELEGRAPH.] Sydney, Wednesday Night
Large attendance of buyers at our (Mort and Co.) wool sales to-day, and biddings for greasy very brisk at about last week's rates. Scoured and washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm, Field, & GARDEN. Weight of Farm Produce
The following are the weights regulsted by law: Malse, 56lbs to bushal Wheat 60lbs to bushei Cats, 40lbs to bushel Cape Bartey, 52lbs to bus. Bran, 20lbs. to bushel Mail Barley, 50lbs to bus…
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M. GALBIATI, of Milan, has just published an account of some very interesting experiments in agriculture, which promise valuable practical results. He has tried the effect of grafting one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rise In the Price of Wool
THE rise in the value of wool has been attributed to the larger use of that material in the manufacture of dress fabrics, and to a considerable extent this is no doubt true ; but the falling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Wool Market. Australian M. and A. Co
We offered to-day (Friday) 2086 bales and sold 1640, the prices being, good for fine sorts. Both merino and crossbred reached 13d.; for Mountainside super…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Wool Market. Mort and Co.'s Report
Wool.—We offered 1898 bales of wool at auction on Wednesday, and sold 1255. Although recent advices have restricted buyers operations to some extent, there…
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